Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . Fir. 19. Flower Staufl for Paiior Window. would be: Azaleas, CameUias, Citrus sinensis and grafted Citrus aurantium,Daphne laureola, odorata, Cneorum; Olea fragrans; Eugenia australis ; Cryptomeria japonica, Cephalotasus Fortunei, Rhododendruras, Kalmia, Ilex aquefoliumfol. var., Aucuba japonica and its varieties, Viburnum Tinis with fine whiteflowers in winter, Laurus nobilis, regalis and L. Caraphora, Tristania laurina, WINDOW GARDENING 271 Eucalyptus globulus, Melianth


Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . Fir. 19. Flower Staufl for Paiior Window. would be: Azaleas, CameUias, Citrus sinensis and grafted Citrus aurantium,Daphne laureola, odorata, Cneorum; Olea fragrans; Eugenia australis ; Cryptomeria japonica, Cephalotasus Fortunei, Rhododendruras, Kalmia, Ilex aquefoliumfol. var., Aucuba japonica and its varieties, Viburnum Tinis with fine whiteflowers in winter, Laurus nobilis, regalis and L. Caraphora, Tristania laurina, WINDOW GARDENING 271 Eucalyptus globulus, Melianthus major, Melia Azedarach, Sida japonica, Oestrumaurantiacum, Melaleuca alba, decussata, ovalifolia and hypericifolia; and Eryo-botria japonica. He who is fond of more tropical plants should use in such mode-rate temperature : Aralia Sieboldii, leptophylla, quinquefolia; Solanum Warsce-. witzii, robustum ; Caladium violacum, cupreum (porphyroneurum), CaladiumjiP,vanicum; Heclichium Gardnerianium, Bambusa Metake, Chamaerops For-tunei; Phormiura tenax, Dianella coerulea, Ruellia varians, Solandragrandiflora, 272 WINDOW GARDENING. Brugmansia arborea fl. pi., Sabal minor (Corypha), Chamaerops Palmetto(corypha) of Ferns especially : Balantium antarcticum, Blechnum australe ;Cyrtomium falcatum, Cyathea australis and Oyathea meduUaris. All theseplants are very durable and easy in cultivation for a low temperature and donot require much light. They keep during the winter the full foliage and manyof them will bloom at this season. Plants, like Acacia lophanta, drop the leavesoften in winter and require much light and a careful treatment. It is, as we havesaid, most important to put saucers under the pots ; it prevents the draining


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